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SHAWNIE KELLEY
AGE: 37 RESIDENCE: UPPER ARLINGTON OCCUPATION: AUTHOR,
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Q How do Columbus restaurants rate overall?
A I think they're fabulous. I think that's partly because we are a general test market. Restaurateurs will test a lot of new concepts in Columbus. We see interesting concepts come and go, naturally, but the really cool concepts stick.
Q How does Columbus compare to other cities as a restaurant town?
A In many other cities, I do find myself missing Columbus restaurants -- both the variety and quality. I'm not going to name cities. There are fabulous restaurants in every city, but you don't have the diversity of high-quality options that you do in Columbus.
Q Any restaurants that really surprised you?
A Quite a few. One of the new restaurants that opened up is Latitude 41 Downtown. I was really surprised how sophisticated, but not intimidating, it was. The food was surprisingly modern but not strangely avant-garde. And the menu wasn't overwhelming -- just one page, which I love. Just looking at the entrees, I thought it would be top-chef haute cuisine. The food was really, really good, but it wasn't too crazy.
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Walker
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KSquared
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I remember reading one of these and the woman interviewed said she liked Champp's because it was "elegant". Champp's does the usual chain food decently I guess (work lunches tend to be at chain restaurants not of my choosing), but elegant???
That just left me a little flabbergasted.
Happy to hear about the new chef at Hoover.
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Jake Cepheus
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Walker wrote A It's growing and diversifying. There are a lot of ethnic restaurants we didn't have before -- Japanese, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran.
I've never had Salvadoran food, where is a good place to try it?
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Jake Cepheus wrote
Walker wrote A It's growing and diversifying. There are a lot of ethnic restaurants we didn't have before -- Japanese, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran.
I've never had Salvadoran food, where is a good place to try it?
I will pass on the salvadoran food, yuck.
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Walker
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Jake Cepheus wrote I've never had Salvadoran food, where is a good place to try it?
I haven't been yet, but I was referring to this place, which had just opened up when I did that interview. ;)
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Jake Cepheus
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Thanks! If I check it out I'll let you know how it is. :D
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Walker
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The Dispatch wrote
WHERE I EATKatharine Moore
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Q Where and when did you last eat out?
A G. Michael's. . . . I hustled over before they switched to their fall-winter menu, and I was successful. I ate the last dish of fried green tomatoes that I'm likely to get this season.
Q Do you have a favorite place for breakfast?
A I go to Yosick's Artisan Chocolates in German Village for breakfast and have their scones, right out of the oven, and tea.
Q How about a favorite lunch place?
A Barcelona is a favorite for business lunches because it's easy in, easy out -- but you still have a really fine meal. It's nicer but with a sense of ease. Free valet parking . . . is an awfully nice bonus, too.
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Tenzo
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Walker wrote
I mean, pasta is pasta. .
I beg to differ
It's like saying 'bread is bread' or 'meat is meat'
Pasta is both infinity simple and infinitely complex.
The ingredients are the essence of simplicity. Flour, egg and a liquid.
Yet the complexity is infinite.
There are many many many types of flour
There are infinite combinations of the three ingredients.
How many types of flour? How many different types of liquid?
How many different types of shapes
Things that make up the character of pasta:
type of flour
how the flour is processed
how it is preserved
how it is kept
what is the humidity when the pasta is made
how fresh are the eggs
and what type
what type of olive oil
how is the olive oil made
where is it from
how long did you knead the dough
how did you compress it
how long did you cook it
what did you cook it in
how did you strain it
how long was it kept
how salty was the water?
Did you know that how you strain the pasta changes it?
Strain it with cold water and it will shun the sauce (ever had a pile of pasta that just wont cling to the sauce? It kind of just lays there next to the pasta)
OK, no ones reading down this far, and I'm off topic.
But some of the best meals I have had in the world are a simple noodle pasta with a sauce.
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gramarye
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Walker wrote
The Dispatch wrote WHERE I EAT
Katharine Moore
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Q How about a favorite lunch place?
A Barcelona is a favorite for business lunches because it's easy in, easy out -- but you still have a really fine meal. It's nicer but with a sense of ease. Free valet parking . . . is an awfully nice bonus, too.
I actually have yet to try Barcelona, despite it being one of the few nice restaurants in Columbus that's actually been here since I first came to Columbus. I heard nothing but good reviews of it until about a year ago, then suddenly there was a string of maybe three straight people who said they had lackluster experiences there, so I ended up moving other places up on my list of things to try when opportunities arose. Might have to put it back on the list.
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gramarye wrote
Walker wrote
The Dispatch wrote WHERE I EAT
Katharine Moore
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Q How about a favorite lunch place?
A Barcelona is a favorite for business lunches because it's easy in, easy out -- but you still have a really fine meal. It's nicer but with a sense of ease. Free valet parking . . . is an awfully nice bonus, too.
I actually have yet to try Barcelona, despite it being one of the few nice restaurants in Columbus that's actually been here since I first came to Columbus. I heard nothing but good reviews of it until about a year ago, then suddenly there was a string of maybe three straight people who said they had lackluster experiences there, so I ended up moving other places up on my list of things to try when opportunities arose. Might have to put it back on the list.
They can be hit or miss, but your best bet is to find a couple menu items you love and enjoy probably the nicest patio in town to dine on.
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Walker
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gramarye wrote I actually have yet to try Barcelona, despite it being one of the few nice restaurants in Columbus that's actually been here since I first came to Columbus. I heard nothing but good reviews of it until about a year ago, then suddenly there was a string of maybe three straight people who said they had lackluster experiences there, so I ended up moving other places up on my list of things to try when opportunities arose. Might have to put it back on the list.
The thing about Barcelona is that they change their menus constantly, which has its pros and cons. I've been a few times where I've had items there that I didn't enjoy too much, but if you're only dining a few times per year then there will always been new items to try.
When we did a CU meetup there last year, they pulled out all the stops and provided a huge buffet of appetizers for us to graze on, and I don't think I had anything that was less than awesome.
Oh, and their patio can't be beat during the summer. ;)
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Walker
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The Dispatch wrote WHERE I EAT: Michael Forrester
Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:06 AM
Q How does the central Ohio dining scene meet your needs as a seven-year vegetarian?
A Columbus has some great restaurants, but . . . (meatless options) are a little more spread out. I lived in Bloomington, Ind., which was a lot more vegetarian-friendly.
Q Where have you found your favorite entree?
A I really like the Surly Girl Saloon's peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich. It's got spicy peanut butter with great bananas. It's grilled, and it's 5 bucks -- a nice, simple meal.
Q Who offers a menu that appeals to both carnivores and meat-free diners?
A The Northstar Cafe. It's quick, easy and very relaxed. They serve the best veggie burger I've ever had. They put beets in it -- which makes it red. That kind of freaks you out because you think you're eating a real burger.
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Drew wrote
The Dispatch wrote Q What would you like to see added?
A More Thai places, especially Downtown. Thai is such a flavorful cuisine. It's very hard to find something that's not a Chinese place trying to copy Thai food
Hmmmm... coming soon?
And by ? I hope you mean .
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Walker
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Nick Dekker
Q You pen a food blog, "Breakfast With Nick." Why breakfast?
A I've always loved going out for breakfast -- the good, small breakfast joints. Everywhere I travel, I try to find a place for breakfast. Just being in Columbus keeps me busy enough. It's the perfect way to spend a Saturday morning.
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BreakfastwithNick
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Yeah, there I am! That was fun.
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Walker
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WHERE I EAT: Dave Lemmon
AGE: 39 RESIDENCE: Grandview Heights OCCUPATION: Owner, Core Model Management
Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:01 AM
Q Do you consider yourself a dining-out expert?
A Well, I certainly don't cook that well, so, by default, yeah.Q So where are some of your favorite places to eat?
A It kind of depends on the company. I really have a preference for Liz Lessner's restaurants. I really like the Tip Top (73 E. Gay St.). And soon she'll be opening Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace (248 S. 4th St.), and I'm really looking forward to that.
Q Does that mean you're a hot-dog kind of guy?
A I am. There are three things guaranteed to be in my fridge: beer, hot dogs and condiments.
Q What else have you been eating lately?
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